1991: Networks, open access, and virtual libraries : implications for the research libraryhttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1230
28th Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (1991). Edited by Brett Sutton and Charles H. Davis.Thu, 22 Feb 2018 04:25:00 GMT2018-02-22T04:25:00ZLibraries and Networked Information Systems: Selected Bibliographyhttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1290
Libraries and Networked Information Systems: Selected Bibliography
Sutton, J. Brett
This bibliography is intended to suggest background reading on the
origins and emerging uses of electronic networks by libraries and higher
education. It is not the purpose of this list to provide an exhaustive
or comprehensive set of references in so wide-ranging and rapidly
evolving a field as networking. The list does not focus, for example,
on the technology of networking, local area networks, specific software
applications, or the commercial aspects of networking, although all
of these subjects are touched on occasionally in the sources cited here.
The best source of current information about library networking is
the Internet itself. Interested readers with network access who are willing
to do some browsing will discover a variety of relevant and continuously
updated discussion groups, electronic journals, information servers, and
document archives devoted to these topics.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States; Bibliography
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12901991-01-01T00:00:00ZSutton, J. BrettDRANET: An Information Networkhttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1289
DRANET: An Information Network
Grant, Carl R.
Data Research, a library automation firm, is also a database provider
and the implementors and administrators of a nationwide library
network called DRANET. Mounted on this network are the Library
of Congress machine-readable cataloging (LCMARC) database (some
4 million records), Information Access Co. (IAC) indexes, and other
library bibliographic files. LCMARC authority files and full text for
selected serials will be added soon.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12891991-01-01T00:00:00ZGrant, Carl R.The Real Costs and Financial Challenges of Library Networking: Part 3http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1288
The Real Costs and Financial Challenges of Library Networking: Part 3
Studer, William J.
The development of electronic networks is seen by some as a way to
lower the high costs associated with collecting, maintaining, and storing
traditional print-based library material. In reality, at least for the near
future, libraries will be faced with double costs associated with the
storage of dual formats. Additional costs will also result from the need
to inform and train potential users. And as users are exposed to a wider
variety of relevant materials held at other libraries, interlibrary loan
activity will increase with resulting increased costs associated with staff
time, computer equipment and support, and network use. Finally, as
a result of increased networking, a structure to coordinate resources
and access will have to be developed.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12881991-01-01T00:00:00ZStuder, William J.The Real Costs and Financial Challenges of Library Networking: Part 2http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1287
The Real Costs and Financial Challenges of Library Networking: Part 2
Shaughnessy, Thomas W.
The development of the virtual electronic library and the resulting shift
in emphasis from ownership to access raise questions about the
responsibility for local collection development. However, access depends
on ownership; a network does not create new resources, it facilitates
the sharing of existing resources. This sharing has resulted in
burdensome levels of interlibrary loan activity. In addition to the
financial costs that result from this activity, convenience costs to local
users at the lending library and increased preservation costs must be
considered. Finally, research libraries will not only be measured by
ownership statistics but by access criteria as well, and they will also
have to deal with the politics of virtual libraries and networking.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12871991-01-01T00:00:00ZShaughnessy, Thomas W.The Real Costs and Financial Challenges of Library Networking: Part 1http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1286
The Real Costs and Financial Challenges of Library Networking: Part 1
Louis, Kenneth R.R. Gros
Library networking has created a number of administrative and policy
issues. Questions of governance, budgeting, cooperation, and reporting
lines must be addressed. In some cases, these issues must be addressed
by librarians; in others, by campus administrators. In any event, the
importance of the research library must be recognized, and support
for the library's priorities must be marshalled.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12861991-01-01T00:00:00ZLouis, Kenneth R.R. GrosThe Changing Economics of Research Librarieshttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1285
The Changing Economics of Research Libraries
Runkle, Martin
This paper discusses, from the viewpoint of a library administrator,
the economic and funding problems raised by the involvement of
academic libraries in networks. With increased access to electronic
information provided by networks, librarians must be involved with
planning what will be available on the network. In addition, a structure
is needed to facilitate collaboration among various members of the
university community to manage the system. Given the development
of electronic information technology and libraries' limited financial
resources, librarians must budget for expenditures related to providing
electronic information as well as expenditures related to providing access
to traditional materials. Librarians will have to determine priorities,
scrutinize budgets, and consider alternatives for reallocating money.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12851991-01-01T00:00:00ZRunkle, MartinNetworking Applications for Research Librarieshttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1284
Networking Applications for Research Libraries
Jacob, M.E.L.
This panel consisted of four speakers who are involved with a number
of different network applications: Steve Cisler of Apple Computer,
Clifford A. Lynch of the University of California at Oakland, Ward
Shaw of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL), and
Bernard G. Sloan of the Illinois Library Computer Systems Office
(ILCSO). The panel was chaired by M. E. L. Jacobs and encompasses
some eighty-two years of combined networking experience.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12841991-01-01T00:00:00ZJacob, M.E.L.The Use and Effect of Multimedia Digital Libraries in a National Networkhttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1283
The Use and Effect of Multimedia Digital Libraries in a National Network
Catlett, Charles E.; Terstriep, Jeffrey A.
The Internet has supported information archives for some time. These
archives have traditionally allowed users to retrieve text and image data
as well as software to their own computers for examination. As the
Internet grows in scale and in performance and services, more
sophisticated information archives and access modes are possible. This
paper reviews the growth of the Internet with its current information
archive services and proposes methods for providing interactive access
to multimedia data. Various information types and their access modes
are discussed in terms of their role in defining advanced digital library
and network services. A prototype digital library system and user
interface developed at the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications is examined.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12831991-01-01T00:00:00ZCatlett, Charles E.Terstriep, Jeffrey A.Keeping the Window of Opportunity Open for the Private Sectorhttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1282
Keeping the Window of Opportunity Open for the Private Sector
Rush, James E.
If libraries are to grow in the coming years, they must redefine the
services offered, the clientele served, and the mechanisms for financing
operations. Through existing regional telecommunication networks and
the proposed National Research and Education Network (NREN),
libraries can de-emphasize physical collections and become virtual
libraries, providing global access to information not only to their
traditional clientele but to business and industry as well. By serving
the private sector, libraries can contribute to the economic growth of
society; however, by charging for these information services, they may
do so on a profitable basis. PALINET is developing a program that
will enable its members to deliver fee-based services to business and
industry; this program could serve as a model for services that would
be available on a national network.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12821991-01-01T00:00:00ZRush, James E.Defining "It": NREN's Opportunities for Librarianshttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/1281
Defining "It": NREN's Opportunities for Librarians
Martin, Susan K.
Various aspects of the National Research and Education Network
(NREN) are discussed. Legislation currently under consideration is
characterized by a focus on the research community to the exclusion
of other potential user communities and is also characterized by a low
level of federal funding. Librarians have already played a role in
changing the focus of the proposed network and need to continue this
effort. Other issues discussed include defining when the Internet evolves
into the NREN, who will have access to the network, what will be
accessible on the network, and who will pay for access to the network.
Finally, the role of the librarian in a leadership capacity in the
implementation of the network is discussed.
Research libraries --United States --Automation; Library information networks --United States
Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/2142/12811991-01-01T00:00:00ZMartin, Susan K.